Folly Bah Thibault on Imposter Syndrome and Almost Throwing Up on Akon

Send us a textAl Jazeera principal presenter Folly Bah Thibault has interviewed everyone from world leaders to superstars and covered the biggest international live breaking news events. It’s a stellar career, but she tells me she landed her first radio gig as an intern when the presenter called in sick and she fell into TV by accident.In our wonderful chat, Folly explains how she’s worked to overcome prejudice and imposter syndrome and she speaks candidly about the work-life juggle, especially during the era of COVID-19 homeschooling.Folly shares her story of being flown to Dubai to interview rap star Akon, secretly three-months pregnant with horrendous morning sickness, and doing her best not to throw up on camera.And the moment she stood in the middle of the UN General Assembly Hall - literally the world stage - about to host a live debate, shaking and sweating and thinking, ‘What the hell am I doing here?’SHOW NOTESYou can follow Folly on Twitter @follybahaje and Instagram at @folleye. Learn more about her foundation at elleiraalecole.org. For more you can head to our website at stephaniehuntmedia.com or follow us on Instagram and Facebook. Need help with your next media appearance? Head to our website at stephaniehuntmedia.com or chat with us on Instagram at @stephaniehuntmedia or Facebook.This podcast is brought to you by Charles Sturt University - where I studied Communications and I’m proud to be a member of their alumni.We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we have recorded this podcast, the Darug people. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Support the showWe love that you're listening! Thank you. 'And We're Rolling' is produced by Habari Productions and Stephanie Hunt Media. You can find more words of wisdom on our website stephaniehuntmedia.com and join us on substack at rollingwithstephaniehunt.substack.com and on our socials at @stephaniehuntmedia.We truly appreciate you.

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